Alana Kalinowski incorporates her background in history,
social work, and over 15 years of non-profit clinical and administrative
experience to her work with the Community Information Exchange (CIE).
Leveraging her strong systems understanding of San Diego’s health and social
service landscape, Alana works to expand the CIE Partner Network, assists
member organizations in their efforts to utilize CIE, and identifies
opportunities for and manages CIE’s system integration and data sharing between
partnering organizations. Alana also works with a number of sector-based
and cross-sector collaboratives to support system-level, strategic use of CIE
infrastructure and data to achieve collaborative goals. Collaborative areas of
focus include homelessness prevention, housing and shelter (local and
regional), the LGBTQIA community, whole family supports and financial
stability, linkages between healthcare and community-based organizations
(SDOH), isolated and home bound older adults, county public health initiatives,
and others. In addition to her work with 211/CIE, Alana does clinical work
with individuals experiencing a psychiatric crisis, and has extensive
experience working with older adults, progressive dementias, people with
disabilities, and other marginalized groups. Dedicated to dismantling systemic
inequity and increasing access to culturally sensitive services, Alana brings
an intersectional perspective to all areas of her role.